[C320-list] Perkins fuel consumption

[Martin Rosenberg]

OK, this is probably a dumb question but how do you all calculate your
consumption?  Average the approximate number of hours running and then top
up the tank?
Martin Rosenberg
Avalon #823
On Sep 3, 2015 9:32 AM, "Kaare Wold" <sailor3952 at charter.net> wrote:

> Our 725 hr Yanmar with MaxProp consumes 0.6-0.7 gal/hr cruising at
> 2600-2800 rpm. Yup, she's a noisy one too.
> Kaare Wold.   Sheet Music #945.
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> > On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:27 AM, colloua5 at aol.com wrote:
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> > I am also at .6 gal per hour. Little vibration above 800 rpm
> > Lou
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> > Summergirl
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Guy Henry <guyhenry222 at gmail.com>
> > To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2015 8:23 am
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Perkins  fuel consumption
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> > My 1994 Perkins 29 HP with 1020 hours uses about .6 gals an hour over the
> > last
> > 500 hours.  My engine knocks at about 800 rpm but not above or below
> > 800 rpm.
> > Low idle is about 500 rpm and I cruise at 2800.
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> > Guy
> > MoonShadow
> > #115
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list
> > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> > Of Louis
> > spitz
> > Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 4:57 AM
> > To:
> > c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> > Subject: [C320-list] Perkins fuel
> > consumption
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> > Hi all,
> > My 1995 Perkins 29 hp with 875 hours uses about 2.6
> > gals. of diesel per
> > hour. The manual says fuel consumption at 2700 rpm should
> > be about 1.6 gph.
> > The exhaust is clean (not smoking). The engine knocks very
> > badly at low
> > rpms, say below 1000, but I don't think that's related. Also, the
> > engine is
> > VERY loud. I added insulation to the cover in the main cabin, but not
> > yet in
> > the aft cabin.
> > Any thoughts on these issues would be much
> > appreciated.
> > Lou Spitz
> > #195, 1995 Merry Chase
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